Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86679 posts
Wed Feb-06-08 03:58 PM
40. "It was both snark and serious. If you're in your 20s..." In response to In response to 33
...then you remember one or maybe two Kubrick films, and Full Metal Jacker would've been in your childhood.
I am also in my 20s, and only vividly remember Eyes Wide Shut, which was a failure. I was too young when FMJ came out.
The point I was snarkily trying to make is that just because you're after the era of a director clearly doesn't mean you don't learn about them or understand their effect. Shit, you put Paths of Glory above Saving Private Ryan, a movie whose impact on filmmaking just from the first scene alone is pretty huge. Yet you still prefer Paths of Glory.
That's why you can still measure up Hitchcock's talent and effect despite coming after his era. By watching the films, and putting two and two together as an intelligent cinephile. That's why posters like Orfeo Negro and myself are giving you a hard time, because you don't need to be in your 60s to appreciate Orson Welles as one of the greatest of all time. Comprende?
We're not trying to bully you, and it is an interesting post. Just don't dismiss your knowledge on something because of your age, when you clearly know a lot about filmmakers who are from before your time.
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